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Bill Black

1926 - 1965

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William Patton Black Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio, The Blue Moon Boys. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Black has received more than 620,428 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Black is the 1,579th most popular musician (down from 1,322nd in 2019), the 7,862nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,559th in 2019) and the 615th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Black ranks 1,579 out of 2,662. Before him are Doc Watson, Joseph Williams, Mana, Steve Hillage, Alexei Lubimov, and Otis Spann. After him are Bob Brookmeyer, Carol Kaye, Terje Rypdal, Roy Ayers, Mike Dirnt, and Steve Swallow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bill Black ranks 358. Before him are Roberto Lippi, Ralph Abernathy, Ede Király, Tom Tryon, Frank O'Hara, and Nel van Vliet. After him are Göta Pettersson, Angus Scrimm, Alison Lurie, Günter de Bruyn, Tapio Mäkelä, and Moshe Sanbar. Among people deceased in 1965, Bill Black ranks 174. Before him are Eric Brook, Spike Jones, Tadd Dameron, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Aimée Antoinette Camus, and William Petersson. After him are Sulamith Goldhaber, Renzo Minoli, Everett Sloane, W. T. Cosgrave, Frances Perkins, and Harry Babcock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Black ranks 7,862 out of 18,182. Before him are Melissa Joan Hart (1976), Rose Cleveland (1846), Otis Spann (1924), John James (1956), Joe Alaskey (1952), and Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820). After him are Bob Brookmeyer (1929), A. P. Hill (1825), Mary Miles Minter (1902), Daniel Morgan (1736), DeHart Hubbard (1903), and Austin Pendleton (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Black ranks 615. Before him are Sean Lennon (1975), Cedar Walton (1934), Earl Wild (1915), Doc Watson (1923), Joseph Williams (1960), and Otis Spann (1924). After him are Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Carol Kaye (1935), Roy Ayers (1940), Mike Dirnt (1972), Steve Swallow (1940), and Henry Vestine (1944).

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